Please see our page for messages from Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis, FAQs for researchers, federal agency guidance and new funding opportunities related to COVID-19.
UK Research had much to celebrate in 2019, growth in research awards—up 25% from FY18 to FY19—to the largest grant in UK’s history, the $87 million HEALing Communities Study from NIH that aims to reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40% in three years.
University of Kentucky (UK) faculty received $417.1 million in competitive research awards last fiscal year, a record-breaking increase of $83 million over the previous year.
The Vice President for Research hosted a Staff Appreciation luncheon at the Gatton Student Center on June 11th to recognize the efforts of the research administrative staff. See photos from the event and metrics on the research enterprise and staff efforts.
Did you know UK has more than 1,700 active research awards or that 63.9% of our federal awards came from NIH? The 2017 Annual Report shares the economic impact of UK research, strategic plan progress, national rankings and innovative federally funded research projects.
"UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast and features the people, programs, research, health care and service that combine to make UK the university for Kentucky.
